The Toy Department

In Episode 236, Madden and Kolsky do some show housekeeping and discuss Netflix’s shiftiness before diving into: The madness of this season of The Bachelorette (8:35) and how it compares to other love reality shows… A check-in on pod favorite Fargo (30:30) and the beautiful oddities of Noah Hawley’s work … Continue reading →

In Episode 235, Madden and Kolsky are taking advantage of Baby Kolsky’s nap, so they get right into: Showtime’s new space comedy Moonbase 8 (3:25) and how it’s funny at times but doesn’t seem to amount to much… The new Song Exploder show on Netflix (11:55) and how interesting and … Continue reading →

In Episode 234, Madden and Kolsky dance around the big non-toy-department event of the day before diving into frivolous pop culture to discuss: Sarah Cooper’s Netflix sketch comedy special Everything’s Fine (2:30) and the hosts’ differing opinions on its successfulness… The Netflix documentary My Octopus Teacher (9:30) and how the … Continue reading →

In Episode 233, Madden and Kolsky dip their toes into the World Series champion Dodgers and the Tampa Bay mistakes that got them there before focusing in on more entertaining fare: The West Wing reunion special (9:25) and the very different experiences our hosts had watching it… HBO’s new Sunday … Continue reading →

In Episode 232, Madden and Kolsky make the mistake of getting into a Toobin conversational car crash (which was cut for your listening pleasure) before focusing on less disturbing fare: The Showtime docu-series The Comedy Store (2:40) and the place that room holds in stand-up comedy history and lore… Aaron … Continue reading →

In Episode 231, Madden and Kolsky dally briefly over Madden’s new family member and his failure to complete the homework assignment before getting into: The new AMC series Soulmates (2:20) and whether its premise is enough to carry a whole anthology series… HBO Max’s original movie Charm City Kings (14:20) … Continue reading →

In Episode 230, Madden and Kolsky compare themselves to playoff baseball before moving into the realm of popular fiction to cover: The new Netflix show Sneakerheads (4:10) and how it just fails to distinguish itself in any way… Showtime’s two-part movie The Comey Rule (9:40) and the hosts’ drastically differing … Continue reading →

In Episode 229, Madden and Kolsky are alive and employed, which means good in 2020, and ready to discuss: The new season of PEN15 on Hulu (3:05) and how one of our hosts has really come around on the show… The new Ryan Murphy show Ratched (10:35) and just what … Continue reading →

In Episode 228, Madden and Kolsky steel themselves to work through arguably the weirdest content week in Toy Department history, featuring: The exceedingly weird Netflix film I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2:05) from the mind of Charlie Kaufman… The new HBO series We Are Who We Are (25:20) and what … Continue reading →

In Episode 227, Madden and Kolsky discuss the apocalypse weather in California and the movie Madden DIDN’T watch before sliding into: The new Bill & Ted movie (5:25) and how it doesn’t give you much beyond a few laughs and a lot of references to the originals… The new Netflix … Continue reading →